Taytay (Palawan)
Municipality of Taytay | ||
Location of Taytay in the province of Palawan | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | MIMAROPA | |
Province : | Palawan | |
Barangays : | 31 | |
District: | 1. District of Palawan | |
PSGC : | 175320000 | |
Income class : | unknown (1-6) | |
Households : | 10,083 May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 75,165 August 1, 2015 census
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Coordinates : | 10 ° 50 ′ N , 119 ° 31 ′ E | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Taytay is a Filipino municipality in the province of Palawan . It has 75,165 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census). Lake Manguao , into which numerous rivers flow, is seven kilometers southeast of the community center . The western part of the community lies in the nature park Malampaya Sound Protected Landscape / Seascape and the northern in El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area , both are combined landscape and marine protected areas .
In Taytay in 1738 the Spanish fortress Fuerza de Sta. Isabel completed, it served as protection against the Moro pirates on raids in the 18th century. There is a Palawan State University campus in the community .
Barangays
Taytay is politically divided into 31 barangays .
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Sons and daughters
- Edgardo Sarabia Juanich (* 1952), Roman Catholic clergyman, Vicar Apostolic of Taytay